St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
THE w. G. T. u.
Miss Willard Again Elected Pres.
ident Amid Great Enthusiasm,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 1s.-The
convention is occupying the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church, where ample
room is cordially offered by the pastor.
Such a company of women has never as
sembled in Southern church-341 del
egates and officers, representing thirty
eight states and territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia. The COlored State
WOmen's Christian Temperance Union
of Tennessee is represented by Mrs.
Phillips, of Memphis. Among the inn
portant decisions of this mornings ses-
sion is the creation of a missionary
board, to further the gospel work in all
sections. Following are kilograms of
greeting to the national convention:
Washington, d. C.-Metropolitan
church greetS convention of advance
workers for prohibition and congratu-
lates Miss Willard on her annual adj
dress. DIR. JOHN II. NEWMAN.
New York, Nov. 1S.-The bureau ex-
/ ecutive, speaking for its broad con-
rStituency, extends the concentrated
Christian wOmanhood of the nation and
the world its heartiest greetings, and
promises the heartieSt cooperation in
all efforts in favor of that trinity of
duties which exhausts the widest re-
quirement of the Christian and the
patriot, loyalty to God and home and
native land.
CLINT B. FISK, President.
MIR. Jones, secretary of the London
Peace society, and Rev. DC. Kelly, fra
.ternal delegate of the Southern lem
perance alliance. were introduced and
briefly addressed the convention. Then
Pundita Ramabai spoke of the industrial
coh fO, fha irh fo IL,
in India; she hoped to establish a large
donation for this purpose. The election
of officers is always an inspiring time.
The church was a sea of white waving
handkerchiefs ahd happy faces when
Miss Willard was declared reelected
president. After beautiful words of ac-
ceptance from Miss Willard the conven-
ton sang God bless our temperance
queen" The other members of the
board were reelected. The temperance
temple, born in the heart and brain
of Mrs. T. B. Carse, of Chi
cagO, had its photograph taken
before stone was laid, and
now this photograph was brought before
us, framed and decorated with the white
ribbon. The temple will cost $3.50, 900,
be twelve stories high and have a tower
that will give view of the entire city,
the means to be raised by the women of
the W. c. T. q. A telegram was sent
Mrs. President Cleveland and the pro-
hibitionist workers in Atlanta. The
evening meeting was devoted to reports
of superintendent. MIS-. Anna M.
Hammer, of New Jersey, gave many
illustrations of the value of correct
teaching of the children. Mrs. Mary H.
Hunt briefly explained the present con-
ditiOn of the department, and added
plea for the Blair educational bill Mrs.
S. F. Grub, of Kansas. gave report of
foreign work. AT Masonic theater was
held great mass meeting, addressed by
Mrs. Hoffman, president of Missouri,
and Mrs. LathrOp, of Michigan, who
comes direct from the Oregon campaign
for constitutional amendment. These
two ladies are among the strongest
speakers in the National unions, and
their words were on: why Have Pro
hibition Amendments Failed in Four
StateS?''